"The only good news is that the death toll is down compared to yesterday"

Civil Protection volunteers deliver the groceries and medicines at homes to people who cannot go out in during the emergency blockade in Italy Source: ANSA

In Italy the total number of coronavirus victims is 5,476, an increase of 651 compared to yesterday; on Saturday the toll was 793 dead. 7,024 people recovered after contracting the coronavirus, 952 more than yesterday.

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Published 23 March 2020 1:34pm

Updated 23 March 2020 2:14pm

By Marco Lucchi

Source: SBS

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In Italy the total number of coronavirus victims is 5,476, an increase of 651 compared to yesterday; on Saturday the toll was 793 dead. 7,024 people recovered after contracting the coronavirus, 952 more than yesterday.

What is happening in Italy in the words of journalist Carlo Fusi, editor of the newspaper "Il Dubbio", who is also under house confinement in his Roman apartment.

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